Auckland Strike Surcharge – Effective Dates

We have confirmation from Ports of Auckland that they expect to resume standard 24/7 operations beginning tomorrow, April 6. The Port expects normal berthing procedures for vessels to be back up and running by Tuesday, April 10. Maersk Line operations will resume in line with these dates.

The six-week long strike has created a significant backlog of empty and full containers at alternative ports and intermodal points around the country. While we work to clear this backlog, the Auckland Strike Surcharge will be applicable until April 16,2012 at the following levels: